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Apr
12

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Paper Bag Dress Tutorial


PaperBagDressWORDSHi everyone!! Yesterday, we were over at iCandy Handmade sharing a tutorial for some Bubble Sacques for babies. But, as you know, onesies come in packs — and we wanted to ‘mix it up a bit’ and make another variation for our “niece in waiting”….

Today, we’d like to show you another quick {and easy} sewing project for the babies in your life… The Paper Bag Dress!

What you will need:
Onesie

1/2 yard fabric

3/4 inch elastic, cut the circumference of the onesie’s waist

coordinating thread

Begin by sewing the “paper bag” portion of the dress together.

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Once the side seam has been sewn, it is time to hem the dress {we found it to be so much easier to do at this stage, than at the end once the elastic has been gathered at the waist area}!

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**Please note: We were going for speed and ease on this project.

If you do not want this deep of a hem, use less than 1/2 yard fabric for the skirt portion!

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Moving on to the “paper bag” portion of the dress….

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Once the “paper bag” portion of the dress is done, it is time to sew it onto the pre-made onesie.

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**Please note: You will need to sew the above step with a zigzag stitch….since you will be sewing knit to quilting cotton.

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There you have it! We hope you’ll USE and ENJOY this quick and simple project…

*Please note: This post contains “affiliate links”, yet we do solemnly promise that all proceeds will be used to fund our fabric {and sewing} obsession!



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Veronica
6 yearss ago


Great tutorial! I am loving the how you edited the photos. So clean and crisp!

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Carin
6 yearss ago


I love it, I have a few onesies left from a gift I made before. I will have to try this!

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Charity
6 yearss ago


This is really sweet… it would be even more adorable with one of the pretty embroidered onesies I sometimes see. =) I really love the fabric you used.

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Anne
6 yearss ago


Just wanted to let you all know that lately your posts are only coming into my reader as a clipped post and not your full post like it used to be. I don’t know if this was intentional or not, but as a fan of your work, I really appreciate getting the full post in my RSS feed because I don’t always have time to come to the website to read it.

Thanks and hope you have a Happy Easter!

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Liza
6 yearss ago


Wow – My daughter is out of onesie sizes, but she has t-shirts that still fit but are a little short on length. I think I will try this technique with one and see how it goes. Thanks for the inspiration.!

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